Artist : VA
Album : Beijing - Travel.Lounge.Art.Music
Genre : Lounge / Downtempo
Label : High Note Records
Year : 2006
Encoder : Lame 3.97 V2
Quality : VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Tracks : 26
Time : 161:57 min
Size : 196.55 Mb

Release Note:
From Palace Museum to the Great Wall, from “798” to “Club Fusion”, there are always too many sceneries to be seen and too many stories to be told in the days and nights in Beijing! For this ancient capital of China, the accumulation of the culture gathered through thousands of years breeds the thick wings that churn the giant dragon of China and welcome the emergence of the new era. Contrasting the western tinge under the brilliant apparel of Shanghai, the moderate speed of evolution in Beijing and a little bit of the pertinacity and self confidence resulted from the superiority of culture make advantageous conditions for a super city that makes the whole world can`t take their eyes off it!
This collection Beijing—Travel.Lounge.Art.Music is planned by High Note Records with the concept of “the conversation between fashion and culture” . It attempts to capture the new image of China, which mixes the Chinese and western aesthetics and becomes one of the exclusivities of Beijing. This collection includes the excellent works by artists such as Groove Armada, Filla Brazillia, Duran Y Garcia and Zeus...etc. who bring the Downtempo / Lounge music, the oriental traditional instruments and the five notes mode of traditional Chinese music to melodies. What deserves to be mentioned the most is the song “Dao`s Poem” by Zeus which combines the poem “Summertime in A Mountain Pavilion” by Gao Pien and the poem “Sunset in Autumn” by Du Mu with the tranquil melody full of environmental music atmosphere and completely responds to the spirit of a new era in Beijing!

TrackList:

CD 1 - Urban (mixed)
01 - Zeus & The Spiritual Traders - Dao's Poem [05:55]
02 - Duran y Garcia - Old Fashioned Thief [02:52]
03 - Blue Planet - Bamboo Bridge [05:20]
04 - Natacha Atlas ft. Princess Julianna - Just Like A Dream [05:16]
05 - Los Chicharrons - Summer Fling [03:05]
06 - Alkemx - Mare [06:59]
07 - Groove Armada - Fireside Favourite [04:00]
08 - Pretz - Ask Yourself [04:44]
09 - Hird ft. Yukimi Nagano - Keep Your Kimi [06:06]
10 - Spy From Cairo - Coming Home [04:43]
11 - Blue Planet - Snake Dance [04:51]
12 - Momix & Low P. - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence [06:28]
13 - Fila Brazillia - Soft Music Under Stars [08:44]

CD 2 - Bonus (unmixed)
01 - Groove Armada - Fireside Favourite [04:23]
02 - Hird ft. Yukimi Nagano - Keep Your Kimi [06:15]
03 - Alkemx - Mare [07:08]
04 - Zeus & The Spiritual Traders - Dao's Poem [06:11]
05 - Momix & Low P. - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence [06:44]
06 - Duran y Garcia - Old Fashioned Thief [03:17]
07 - Blue Planet - Snake Dance [05:37]
08 - Spy From Cairo - Coming Home [04:51]
09 - Los Chicharrons - Summer Fling [03:13]
10 - Natacha Atlas ft. Princess Julianna - Just Like A Dream [05:25]
11 - Blue Planet - Bamboo Bridge [06:37]
12 - Fila Brazillia - Soft Music Under Stars [08:30]
13 - Pretz - Ask Yourself [04:43]